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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Application of potassium sulphide






2. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






3. Renowned for paintings and prints






4. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






5. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






6. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






7. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






8. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






9. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






10. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






11. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






12. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






13. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






14. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






15. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






16. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






17. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






18. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






19. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






20. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






21. The amount of light reflected by a hue






22. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






23. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






24. Known for his glass sculpture






25. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






26. Where the revolving door was fully developed






27. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






28. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






29. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






30. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






31. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






32. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






33. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






34. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






35. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






36. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






37. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






38. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






39. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






40. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






41. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






42. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






43. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






44. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






45. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






46. Pale green






47. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






48. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






49. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






50. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.